Fewer options with Epson printer on new iMac

I'm the proud owner of an iMac 27" retina display (OS Yosemite) replacing a very old Dell Windows pc.
Everything's working beautifully but I no longer have all the print options for my Epson Stylus SX115 (choice of paper, print on both sides of page, etc. ) despite having downloaded the latest Epson drivers for Mac OS Intel. Otherwise the printer and scan functions work - there are just fewer options.
Any help would be much appreciated. Thank you.

nontechie2 wrote:
There doesn't seem to be anything newer on the Epson website. So I'll just have to make do.
Call and/or email tech support your problem. They even have a toll free # (1-800-463-7766).
My Epson XP 400 works just fine under Yosemite. Have not lost any options. There is a good chance that Epson is working on the "printing on both sides of page" option in Yosemite.

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