RE: esc behaving strange
Na na.....what yer looking for is a button on the ESC. Forget the receiver and binding for now. Your issue is with the ESC.
You need to find something in the manual that describes how to set up the ESC. Look in the "initial setup" or some such part of the manual. It's usually the very first thing one does with a new RC. If you have the manual for the ESC, it's GOT to be in there somewhere. Initial setup, setting throttle end points, something like that.