Why won't calls go to voice mail to my NEC Electra Elite?

SOURCE: I have sixteen button NEC Electra ELite Multiline Telephones in my office-

Here's how you adjust the time:

1. Press <TRANSFER>
2. Press <CONF>
3. Press *
4. Press <TRANSFER>
5. Press <CONF>
6. Press #
7. "CAT MODE" displayed on LCD
8. Press <REDIAL or LNR/SPD>
9. "COMMAND" displayed on LCD
10. Press 02
11. Press <RECALL>
12. Press 2
13. Press <RECALL>
14. "02>2>Current Time" displayed on LCD
15. Input correct time using military time (HH MM SS)
16. Press <CONF>

SOURCE: Will Not go to voice mail

Jennifer209, if you press FEATURE + the button VM is pre-programmed on what does it display? It should show the extension number pilot to VM. If you call it directly, what happens? If you get no answer calling it directly, your VM may be down.

Kaait, is it getting into the VM that's the problem, or doing things inside the mailbox that is the problem?

SOURCE: Need more rings

You have to change the rings from the voice mail server. If you don't know your way around the server, its best to get a local NEC tech although it is fairly simple to navigate. Depends on your skill. Typical default password for the server is NEC

SOURCE: Changing amount of rings when going to voicemail

The call forwarding was turned off. To turn on, press speaker, enter 793, press 1(for set), press extention number, and enter 300. If you have call forwarding on and are looking for more rings, do the above steps except press 2 (for clear).

SOURCE: NEC Dterm 80 calls won't go to voice mail

for us i just found this out.

1.Fwd B/NA
2.1 - 1:set-0:cancel
4.200
5.speaker
after 4 rings it goes to voicemail
this works for us.
i hope it works for others too.

turn this feature off
1.hit fwd b/na
2.0:cancel
3.exit
4.exit
should see the normal display then.