" I should also mention that my player seems to be stuck in home mode? Would that have anything to do with it? Could it be a faulty rio car player perhaps?"

Yes it would. To get some help, you have to give all the information you have. The tuner won't turn on unless it thinks its in the car. Youll mostly likely have to send it to the UK to have that power plug sensor fixed. You won't be without your player for long though. :-)

Sean