Cannot print duplex w/ tiger

I have a new G5 running OSX V10.4.6. My printer is an HP laserjet 5500dtn with duplex capability, which no longer works with my new machine. Duplex option does not appear in print window. Have done printer setup multiple times using both manual and automatic option selection. In all cases, "duplex" is checked in printer setup window, but does not appear as an option when printing in the "copies &pages" pop-up. Have now also installed most recent HP drivers (only a few months old), but still no luck. Also, "rosetta" option (another recommended fix) does not seem to be available in "get info" windows. Please help.
Thanks,
Stewart

I looked at the PPD for the LJ 1320 and did find this section:
*%=================================================
*% Duplex
*%=================================================
*OpenUI *Duplex/Duplex: PickOne
*OrderDependency: 50 AnySetup *Duplex
*DefaultDuplex: None
*Duplex None/Off (1-Sided): "
<</Duplex false>> setpagedevice"
*End
*Duplex DuplexNoTumble/Flip on Long Edge (Standard): "
<</Duplex true /Tumble false>> setpagedevice"
*End
*Duplex DuplexTumble/Flip on Short Edge: "
<</Duplex true /Tumble true>> setpagedevice"
*End
*?Duplex: "
save
currentpagedevice /Duplex known
false ne
{ currentpagedevice /Duplex get
{ currentpagedevice /Tumble get
{(DuplexTumble)}{(DuplexNoTumble)}ifelse
} { (None)} ifelse
}{(None)} ifelse = flush
restore
*End
*CloseUI: *Duplex
which indicates that there is something there for duplex printing. This seems to be the corresponding section for my printer, where duplexing works just fine:
*OpenUI *Duplex/Duplex: PickOne
*OrderDependency: 50 AnySetup *Duplex
*DefaultDuplex: None
*Duplex None/Off: "<</Duplex false>>setpagedevice"
*Duplex DuplexNoTumble/Long Edge: "<</Duplex true /Tumble false>>setpagedevice"
*Duplex DuplexTumble/Short Edge: "<</Duplex true /Tumble true>>setpagedevice"
*?Duplex: "
save
currentpagedevice /Duplex get
{currentpagedevice /Tumble get
{(DuplexTumble)}{(DuplexNoTumble)}ifelse
}{(None)}ifelse = flush
restore
*End
*CloseUI: *Duplex
It seems to be pretty similar. Now with my printer, the setup utility can detect that the duplex device is present, but that may not be the case for yours, in which case you need to set it as an installable option, either through the Printer Setup Utility, or through the CUPS system, http://127.0.0.1:631/printers where you click on Configure Printer, type in a short administrator name (an oxymoron in my case!) and password, and then you will be able to tell the system that duplex is installed.
Of course, that still would not mean that HP has not gotten the PPD wrong, which has happened in the past. I remember I had a problem with my 6MP, which I reported and actually got a call back from someone who had one on his desk and could repeat the problem.

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