RE: reciver
if the receiver isn't flashing rapidly when you turn it on, it's not in bind mode.
Do you have the bind plug directly into the port on the RX, or somewhere else? If you're trying to bind through a switch harness, you have to have a three wire harness. A lot aren't.
Plug the battery into any open port on the RX, plug the bind plug directly into the port on the RX, and try again.