Honda CR-V: Audio System Basic Operation / Song By Voice™ (SBV)
Use SBV to search for and play music from your USB flash drive or iPod using
voice
commands.
To enable SBV
- Select
.
- Select Settings.
- Select System.
- Select the Voice Recog. tab.
- Select Song by Voice.
- Select Next, then select On or Off.

Setting options:
- On (factory default): Song By Voice™ commands are available.
- Off: Disable the feature.
Searching for music using SBV
- Set the Song by Voice setting to On.
- Press the
(Talk) button
and say “Music
Search” to activate the SBV feature for the
USB flash drive and iPod.
- Then, say a next command.
- Example 1: Say “(List)‘Artist A’” to view a
list of songs by that artist. Select the
desired song to start playing.
- Example 2: Say “Play ‘Artist A’” to start
playing songs by that artist.
- To cancel SBV, press the
(hang-up/back) button on the steering wheel. The selected song continues
playing.
Once you have canceled this mode, you need to press the
button and say “Music Search”
again to re-activate this mode.

Song By Voice™ Commands List
NOTE:
Song By Voice commands are available for tracks stored on the USB flash drive
or iPod.
You can add phonetic modifications of difficult words so that it is easier
for SBV to recognize artists, songs, albums, and composers in voice commands.
SBV is not available when using Apple CarPlay™ . Use Siri® Eyes Free instead.
You can select shuffle and repeat modes when playing a file.
Select a play mode.
To turn off a play mode
Select the mode you want to turn off.
Play Mode Menu Items
Shuffle Albums: Plays all available albums in a
selected list (playlists, artists, albums, songs,
podcasts, genres, composers, or audiobooks) in
random order...
Add phonetic modifications of difficult or foreign words so that it is easier
for SBV
to recognize artists, songs, albums, and composers in voice commands when
searching for music on the USB flash drive or iPod...
Other information:
This button is on the driver side control panel.
To partially disable VSA® functionality/
features, press and hold it until you hear a
beep.
Your vehicle will have normal braking and
cornering ability, but traction control function
will be less effective...
Store or secure all items on board properly.
Carrying too much cargo, or improperly storing it, can affect your
vehicle's
handling, stability, stopping distance, and tires, and make it unsafe.
Do not pile items higher than the seat height...