Check messages on a norstar phone

"Q: My Norstar Startalk, Flashtalk, or voice mail says my mailbox is not accepting any more messages. I deleted all my messages, but callers still cannot leave a message. Why?
A: Check with your voice mail administrator. Chances are another Mailbox on the system used up all the message storage space. Usually it's the general delivery mailbox that hasn't been checked for messages on a regular basis."
Frequently Asked Questions

The following discussion suggests that voicemail can be inactivated, and cab be re-activated by logging in and pressing '4'
Startalk Flash Won answer Nortel Phone System Tech Support

This says that the mailbox must be initialized.
http://www.uniquecomm.com/docs/Startalk_Flash_Quick_Reference_Guide.pdf

The 7208 does not store messages. Do you have a Norstar Voicemail on the system? If so you need auto attendant or direct-in-dual access to retrieve messages. Or via your telco's voicemail if that's what you use.

press feature #65

This message means that the system does not see a telephone connected to that extension. Check the extension that you are calling to see if it is operational. Check the extension number by using Feature *0 and pressing the intercom button.

Call a tech in, your voice mail is down!.

To remove an incorrect New Message Notification, type

Feature + # + 6 + 5

On the colleagues phone, press feature #65.

Try FEATURE # 65
There is a Send Message feature on the system, and when you dial Feature #65 this will tell you who sent you this message and press the # button to delete this message.
Good Luck!

It may be an internal main board issue.

This generally happens from one of two things. Your voice mail system is connected to your phone system through a station port. If it loses connection it will not communicate with the phone system. Loose wire or connection can cause this. or it has just crashed and will need repair or replacement.

First thing you want to do is unplug the unit wait 15 minutes and plug it back in. wait 10 minutes Try feature 981 from a set that has voicemail. if nothing. hit feature 985 from a m7310 set or a m7324 set not a m7208. If it comes back with inactive fearture now your connection between the units is bad or the unit itself is bad. If it comes back with the voicemail intercom # and you cant get into any mailboxes it has lost all programming.Try this first.